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​Making Clothes from Scratch

1/31/2017

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In Colonial America, there were no Targets.  There was no Amazon Prime with same-day delivery.  If colonists wanted the latest fashion, they had to get creative with plants.  This kind of self-sufficiency is difficult for modern 5th graders to imagine, but this week they got a taste of how the flax we are growing together can be harvested, woven into linen, and dyed using plant extracts.  Together, we practiced hand weaving and made dyes from indigo, tea, coffee, etc.  We also created colored fabric that we will use to sew clothes for corn husk dolls during a full-day colonial celebration.

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